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Pre- AP World History test practice.
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1
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that humans
could use animals as pets.
could use fire to cook food.
had less control over their environment.
could give up being nomadic and settle in communities.
2
While the Hyksos attacked the Egyptians from horse-drawn chariots, Egyptians
ran away.
used slingshots.
threw stones.
had donkey carts.
3
What was the first Empire of the world?
Babylonian
Egyptian
Akkadian
Sumerian
4
The world
Spartan
has come to mean
a lover of literature.
oligarchical.
highly self-disciplined.
democratic.
5
What did the Sumerians invent?
the umbrella.
calculus.
slingshots.
the sundial.
6
Greek history was influenced by Greece's
rivers and deltas.
deserts and plains.
glaciers and forests.
mountains and seacoast.
7
The teachings of Homer promoted
values of courage, honor, and excellence.
sailing and warfare.
8
Hammurabi is remembered for
establishing a collection of laws.
overthrowing the Akkadian Empire.
teaching the Mesopotamians to forge iron.
cutting off his son's hand because his son hit him.
9
Hieratic script was used...
by the blind, as a type of braille.
only by nobles.
for business, record keeping and general daily needs.
by peasants.
10
A main characteristic of a civilization is...
the family.
use of fire.
use of tools.
art
11
The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of
iron.
stone.
wood.
bronze.
12
Sargon's grandson was
Naram-Sin.
Camyses.
Hammurabi.
Ramses II.
13
Egyptian society, with the god-king at the top, was organized like
Upper and lower Egypt.
the Nile River.
heiroglyphic script.
a pyramid.
14
Why did the Egyptians resist Akhenaten's religious reforms?
They wanted to worship a single god, but not Aten.
They accepted many gods.
They wanted Akhenaten to pay them to conver to his religion.
They thought Aten was a false god.
15
Because trade brought new civilizations into contact with one another,
early river valley civilizations developed independently.
Transfer of technology often occured.
rulers claime power was based on divine approval.
painting and sculpute were developed.
16
Which leader of the Persian Empire expanded it into the largest empire in the world?
Cambyses
Nebuchadnezzar II
Cyrus
Darius
17
During the _____dynasty, the king was the link between Heaven and Earth.
Shang
Qin
Zhou
Xia
18
People in the Fertile crescent adapted to their environment by...
by sifting through silt.
by using irrigation and drainage.
hunting and gathering.
by abandoning the river valleys when necessary.
19
The major groups that settled within Greece itself were the
Sparatans and Trojans.
Aeolians and Dorians.
Agamemnons and Homers.
Mycenaeans and Minoans.
20
The tyrants of ancient Greece were
wanted to establish a democratic government.
supporters of aristocrats.
rulers who seized power.
all oppressive and wicked.
21
What was crucial to the Persian Empire?
elite foot soldiers and calvary.
a single language.
trained dogs that carried messages.
well-maintained roads and way stations.
22
Religion and political power were linked in what early Indian civilization?
the Deccan Plateau.
Harappa.
Mohenjo-daro.
Calcutta.
23
How did others feel about Cyrus the Great?
his subjects ridiculed him.
everyone accepted him as a ruler.
rulers of unconquered states offered to join his empire.
he was worshipped as a God.
24
Pictographic and ideographic symbols were developed during what Chinese dynasty?
Shang.
Zhou.
Xia.
Qin.
25
In Hammurabi's code, punishments followed what principle?
add insult to injury.
pay money to atone for wrongdoing.
give one's firstborn son to one's victim.
give and eye for an eye and a toothe for a tooth.
26
What were the political units of Sumerian civilization?
city-states
monarchs
cuneiform
ziggurats
